if work needed, and those who do it with 2 days of aerial carpet bombing is eminence followed by a russian ground operation that would take care of the us. national security adviser speculates on moscow's move with a startlingly precise prediction on a long awaited invasion. russia. meanwhile, runs, it's a coordinated political excite. russia's biggest gating federation says it has no doubts camila belyea is innocent of any wrong doing. thus, despite the testing positive been substance, the organization says this, investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. plus rushes olympic committee is raising concerns over the timing of the test results that the sample was taken back in december. but the only revealed in the last few days and the cia

has been harvesting private dates on americans for years, according to newly declassified agency documents concerns the growing as the eavesdropping has been discovered purely by accident with well, those, the headlines is sick, say a moscow time feel free to head over to r t dot com from all those stories. i'll be back with another look in about an hour . ah, on this week show auto wall occupied and america. it looks like we got us a convoy, but 1st, with all eyes on ukraine, germany is in a tough spot. and about that super bowl wager. i'm holland cook in washington. this is the big picture on our t america. ah,

ah. the controversial pipeline nord stream to would enable russia to sun natural gas beneath the baltic sea to germany, which wants to phase out coal and where like elsewhere in europe, natural gas prices are steep. this pipeline could affordably, he 26000000 german homes. and by pipe and gas, they're directly russia bypasses. ukraine potentially depriving it of some $2000000000.00 in transit fees. the russia currently pays to send gas through its territory. but germany, a nato member, has asked the u. s. congress not to impose sanctions threatened against russia. should it invade ukraine sanctions ukraine president. so lensky has asked congress to approve. boom bust co host an investigative journalist, bent swan. how important is this? russian gas?

well, holland, in a word very, it's not just that russian natural gas can quickly get to europe. it's that the price of that natural gas is significantly lower than it is in alternative places like the united states or cutter. but pipelines are only one of 2 ways that europe consumes russian gas. the other is through l. n. g, or liquefied natural gas. all of this is lead european nations, which are already in the midst of a massive energy crunch, to tread carefully as the u. s. talks of potential war with russia over ukraine in order to help ease some of the energy fears the biden administration has been encouraging e u. countries to purchase american natural gas and has been lining up cutter as a potential partner to provide l. n g and natural gas to europe. president joe biden, only weeks ago, designated cutter. a major non nato ally cutter, the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, or ellen gee, is eager to help, but might only be able to offer limited assistance if russia were did as the flow

of energy supplies to europe. and we should mentioned that the american push to get europe to be less dependent on russia. natural gas actually goes back to the trump administration at that time. they referred to american natural gas as freedom gas. the problem is part of the reason that never caught on besides, the brilliant name is the fact that that natural gas coming from the united states is still $2.00 to $3.00 more expensive per unit than the cheaper russian natural gas report. for the big picture, i've been swan, thanks ben status quo, the military build up along the ukraine border is being described as the biggest military mobilization since world war 2. back then the u. s. and germany were enemies and russia was our ally. now with all eyes on ukraine, what is germany to do? let's ask dr. ica hammer, a publisher of the german business magazine workshop at you. well, welcome. a little guy. he joins us from germany, so there may be

a slight delay. how concerned are the german people over the prospect of war in ukraine? well, the german people man on the street every day, every man joe, was called what maybe call fall, maybe 98 percent of say, you know, war and do everything to away from all. totally different with the politically need to be more or necessary of them. they are national networks, they want to and they said that they don't care on the job and population they, they think they need to think that they are the work they are included. are more important for the korea voters. well, as for the we have a very,

in this yeah. as for those political leads, angela merkel and donald trump had a very awkward relationship for success, or all, i'm sure seems more comfortable with joe biden to comfortable under the circumstances. under the circumstances they are. they have many more times they are in the same network. and what we see as a german patients are listening to whatever we're telling them and are not meeting the all the german interests. and this is a big, dangerous, and minute concerning our possible war ukraine. over the years when prices of oil have spiked here and we felt pain at the gas pump. presidents have dipped into the strategic petroleum reserve. it's largely symbolic political tactic . but what if russia suddenly turned off the spigot?

how long could germany stay warm with whatever energy reserves it has? there they come, they warm very. they already. there you are, such as netherlands for the, the norway, people. and they come to my, the gas to germany. so they are dependent on, on guess, from, from russia, the mercy to make up for, for the guess is that is a part of it from the euro or russia. so we are, we have so many dependent on this and why in the world is really put through jeopardy when they get supply from, from each. so we are totally abandoned we, we may 30 days, maybe days, much more environmental concerns figure into this political dilemma to pipeline

opponents spread about fragile marine ecosystems. they say nord stream will disrupt and swapping natural gas for coal is just the opting for a cleaner fossil fuel. how is germany doing with renewable energy? well, the energy program, germany is a hoax. long as they suppose, it doesn't get quick enough for what is the worst estimate. so this all american college student, most energy policy in the world ambitious through. so we do offer most important supply school. and as we have, we have no clue on how to how to meet. so germany is

getting energy dependent on our around when they come in germany and you need it and it is very, very crazy. oh sure. it is a disgrace. they energy politics really are, is great since we started already was solar energy in the solar industry in germany. they build a job and basically paying down for china, they go to china when they build on with tax subsidies . and this is, this is not because we have too many office for everything. so this is just so it doesn't make,

it doesn't meet the requirements. and this is not a thought food for this. canadian truck convoy we're witnessing is inspired similar demonstrations in australia, new zealand. now france. and there's one brewing here. i've only got about 30 seconds. but i must ask, how are the german people, tolerating continued pandemic protocols? a follow or us, you know, we're in the cold war and jumps. don't have anything to say. we have a pretty, pretty, very laid down. you know, does a everybody, yes you can. you just pretty regulated jobs are a doctor. i got hammer. thank you for your time and for stepping into the big picture. stay safe,

coming up. what next to in canada and what to expect here as truckers wrap up an american convoy also after this quick break and olympics update and about that super bowl wager. this is the big picture on our t america. ah ah, ah, in

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protesters storm the nation's capital sound familiar. this time the nation is canada and the protesters are truckers aggrieved that a vaccine mandate requires canadian truckers crossing the border into the us say to be fully vaccinated or face quarantine at home for 2 weeks. when they return. ottawa went into a state of emergency as protesters blockaded the stately capital city and grievances have broadened to other coven restrictions and prime minister justin photos. government generally, when demonstrations posed a security risk, trudeau in his family were evacuated from their residence and emergency debate and parliament. he declared that individuals are trying to blockade our economy, our democracy at our fellow citizens daily lives. it has to stop. after talk, radio, shock jocks, dan bon gino and ben shapiro, promoted online fundraising for the demonstrations go fund may collected nearly

$8000000.00 before it shut down the campaign. whereupon senator ted cruz complained to the federal trade commission and fellow texas republican can paxton the states attorney general attention hungry and a 4 way primary chimed in that those who contributed to what he called a worthy cause should know where their hard earned money is going rather than allowing dough fun me to divert money to another cause without the consent of texas citizens. although in fact go fund be offered donors. refunds and canada's public safety minister told them to bought out a saying we need to be vigilant about potential for an interference. whatever statements may have been made by some foreign official are neither here nor there. where canadian we have our own set of laws, we will follow them. now even as we continue to suffer a supply chain shortages,

american truckers are rallying a california d. c. protest convoy. what do you expect? let's ask allison kendall pay a rich staff lawyer for the justice center for constitutional freedoms in canada. allison welcome. thank you for having me. reportedly, most canadian truckers are fully vaccinated. we've seen numbers around 85 to 90 percent. so as a practical matter, what's the beef? well that still leaves thousands of canadian truckers and american truckers who aren't vaccinated. and the issue is that even some vaccinated truckers are standing together with their unvaccinated brothers and sisters. and they're saying, you know what we have. we all have a right of choice about what medical treatments go into our bodies and they're standing together. so, i mean, this is, these are thousands of men and women who could be out of work and who have been

faithfully and selflessly delivering goods and services throughout canada during the last 2 years of this pandemic. and now their livelihoods are being threatened. so they're standing together, vaccinated and unvaccinated against these mandates, which are unlawful on cnn ottawa artie correspondent john hardy, has been asking demonstrators, why are they, are there? listen, the difference between those broadcast and this broadcast is those broadcast will generally by specific groups with a certain agenda for the better their situation not saying is good or bad, just saying that's what i was very protest involved. every guy in the canadian ever got a person. you can think of everybody cross the spectrum, the amount of your religion, your language, how you look, all the same out that ever stream this broadcast. it's countrywide, because it's everyone why it's not one group. it's all of us. like americans, canadians are no strangers to protest,

but that's what they say. it makes this one different that we are all, all of us around the world. now coven weary, and this novel virus, meaning like nothing we've ever experienced thrust in the better safe than, sorry, protocols that were better tolerated 2 years ago now exasperated protesters, grievances abroad, and beyond. government based virus, do's and don'ts, reportedly conversation there has turned at crypto currency allison, how much of this convoy? dynamic we're seeing, is driven by sheer cabin fever, claustrophobia, and yearning for normal. we may never feel again you're absolutely right. this convoy has attracted attention all across the country and as it moved from city to city, from the west coast to the east, to ottawa it's, it's brought people out of their homes. people that were too afraid to step forward and say i'm tired of these mandates and this is affecting me entering my family

apart. once people saw others, their neighbors and friends standing out on bridges and on highways cheering these truckers on it sort of became this national movement against all of the mandates. all of the mandates that have affected people's livelihoods and, and, you know, kids rights to, to go to university and, and people have been losing their jobs. and so now it's a real national movement. people are standing together, 54 percent of canadians. i said in a recent poll that they're done with the mandates. so the, the tide has turned in canada, and people want to see the, the canada that they grew up with that they know for their kids. they want to go back to normal, very little that now happens, does not degenerate into an american political argument with right and left battle lines predictably drawn. in addition to the 2 aforementioned texas republicans, a cheering on the canadian protesters. donald trump is supportive. allison,

how do rank and file canadians regard? trump? honestly, i really can't comment on that other justice center. we were non partisan and we focus on the charter and whatever government is in power if there are charter infringements. but we don't, we don't comment on or focus on specific political leaders. right. fair enough, despite various claims, some now walked back, the thousands, even tens of thousands of trucks ended up in ottawa. fact checkers, peg the number in the hundreds. and after initial k, i settled into occupation and the city prevailed on protesters to stop the deafening horn honking. what we here see there seems largely peaceful, almost a carnival atmosphere. allison, what happens next in ottawa? well, i was there on the weekend and it, it certainly was peaceful and it was a lot of fun. it was like a winter canada day celebration with people from every walk of life,

every race. we've heard of rumors that there's going to be a police raid on nice peaceful protesters. not sure what's going to happen, but, you know, certainly there are other convoys on the way there are other people coming to ottawa this weekend to join a p will protest. and as long as the federal government is unwilling to speak to these protesters and meet with them and, and try to come to some sort of a negotiation with them. then i think that even if some some truckers are arrested, i think the protests will continue until until there has been fruitful dialogue between both sides. allison kendall, pay of its staff lawyer for the justice center for constitutional freedoms and canada. thank you for stepping into the big picture. stay safe. stay warm up there . the winter games are underway and beijing and portable tv, ultimate sports hub. ben holden is back with an update been a week ago. all eyes were on the coven bubble,

which sure athletes and media were cloistered. how go the games in terms of those side line by positive tests? well, 1st of all, thanks for have me back. it's always good to be with you. i enjoyed talking with you. i love your set up in terms of that how and there really were only a couple of teams that were affected by it. and russia had some before everyone got to beijing, there were a couple of tests that were inconclusive on the u. s. team. those were simply re tasks, the guys were negative, they were back with a team. jake sanderson, he's going to be a big piece. the u. s. team, he just joined the team. expect them to play, to morrow against canada. these are great tv shows as we watch him here in the usa, iran's only a male olympian and alpine skier became the 1st confirmed doping case in beijing after testing positive for an anabolic steroids. so he's out, what would have been is 3rd games and a russian figure skater tested positive for a heart medication that is on the ban substances list,

they're appealing. germany has been rocking, they'll lose competition. and team usa is 1st gold. what the 36 year old snow border lindsey jacob bellis. 16 years after a mistake cost or the title fellow snowboarder. chloe. tim went gold. 2 again. she had left the sport after going gold at the 2018 winter games when media attention and social media snark got to where. and there's a come back. gold for usa skate or nathan shann after 2018 disappointment. then you are laser focused on hockey and you know, the russian players because your day job and their job is their job when you call those k h l games and portable tv. how's the russian team doing in beijing? well, i mean, look, they're doing fine. they're a top, they're group there too and all. but there's a lot of questions and julian camera who joins me on a lot of the things we do on portable tv. we actually talked about this this

morning. they want one nothing, and they want to nothing. so they're, they're good in that regard. they have a big game coming up over the weekend. the final game in their group, which will be against the czech republic, which should be a very intense game. but there's criticism amongst their team. they have 3 of their best players on their top line, and i feel like for them to have more success, why i pick them is the favorite to win gold. and most people going into this thing said that they are the favorite. i still believe they are, it's hard to believe that there are 2 and oh, and there's criticism, but i think they need to get that top line apart. they need to use some more familiarity with a couple of players. redeem ship a chop in stanislaw. i believe they play together with the namo moscow. i think if they put them together, they can be a more dangerous team. they need to find a way to get their power play going. that has failed them so far, but they are 20 and i've been for the top. their goal has to shut out. so that's not had looked really kind of, you know, putting them under the microscope in that regard. i suppose these games have produced another 1st. this is the 1st time

a chinese hockey team has competed and 18 of 20 skating for team china. are either from the usa or canada who are these guys and they, they college players. are they minor leaders here? who are they? well, they're a little bit of both to be honest with holland. i mean, brandon? yes, the captain brand is a friend of the program as i like to say. a portable tv is a 36 year old canadian. he grew up outside of vancouver, has chinese roots, his family? most of these players are that are corey canes and other guy. jake chelsea, osa son, a hall of famer, chris kelly. i was born and raised in chicago, grew up in suburban detroit naturalization. went to this visas, went into it, look, they got thumped by the u. s. 8, nothing the u. s. really put it to them, but the fact that they got this together, they've got a team and coolant red star that since 2016 in our league in the k h l. they built that team specifically for this opportunity. it's a great story. are they going to win a game? i don't know right now. they're just trying to figure out a way to try and score

a goal. because again, the u. s. team put it to them 8 nothing the other day and their 1st game. all right, i am officially out of time. so once again, i'm gonna give you the one word addiction we were supposed to be in spring training just days from now. why are we going to play? i'm going to say we're not going to play until the end of april. ouch. i don't know . it's more than one word, but i don't think it starts on time. blame him. everybody else does portable tv sports hub. thank you for stepping into the big picture as always, as former miami dolphins head coach brian flores is suing the national football league and several teams alleging discrimination. one accusation that just jumps off that 58 page lawsuit is the 1000000000 team owners. steven ross instructed him to tank games meaning lose to position the team for draft picks. floris says quote, that was a conversation about not doing as much as we needed to to win football games. take

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